A very original track and that vocal - wow!

This track has a lot of soul. Outstanding work - a joy to listen to.

Wow Heavy track really like it great track good job.👍🎶😎👌💖

epic/galactic /symphonic is sonic/rockN soundN /quite a feat/it's a treat/so thanks/ this great

Oustanding track, excellent work from all of you! Superb vocal melody and delivery from Dark Number Nine! John the production is immense!! Fantastic guitar solo from Mathis!!

This is the second chapter of our Vlad saga

Musicians:
John Baker- All guitars
Dark Number Nine- Vocals
Mathis- Lead Guitars
All music written by John Baker
Recorded, Mixed & Mastered by John Baker

When Vlad was released from the Ottomans, He wandered around the bordering parts of Wallachia for eight years looking for support. It is known that during this time, he contacted his cousin Stephen the Great of Moldavia, who would help him in the future against the Turks when the latter became voivode of his country. He also learned various politico-military tactics.

Vlad eventually made it to Hungaria and was at the court of John Hunyadi, who, impressed by his knowledge of the Turks and his hatred of the Turkish Sultan Mehmed II, made Vlad defender of Transylvania with headquarters at Sibiu. In 1456, Hunyadi invaded Serbia, while Vlad simultaneously invaded Wallachia. He led his army through the Carpathians in June and by the end of July, Vladislav Danesti was killed in battle. According to legend, he was hacked to death in a hand-to-hand combat with Vlad Dracula. On August 22, 1456, Vlad was ruler in Tirgoviste.

The first thing he did when he took power was to take revenge on the murderers of his family. Early in his reign, he gave a feast for his boyars and their families to celebrate Easter. Since many of them had taken part in the conspiracy that led to the deaths of his father and elder brother, Vlad asked them how many voivodes had ruled during their lifetimes. All of the nobles said they had outlived several voivodes. The older boyars and their families were impaled on the spot, while the younger and healthier boyars were enslaved and forced to labor for months building Poenari Castle. Very few of them survived the ordeal.

One boyar, Albu cel Mare, was over-mighty and arrogant. He took the villages of Glodul and Hintea by force, and devastated the monastery of Govora. Vlad had him and his allies and relations, including small children, impaled. Of the 13 names of the boyars of the council of April 16, 1457, only 2 remained in February 10, 1461.

Our song opens with Vlad's 8 year journey.

New day, a war state, I’m ruling,
rulers change rules,
some clean house…

I played the enemy against each other so well
I have regained the Wallachian throne

complaints, protests from noblemen will be addressed
as well as loyalty

Then there’s that unending price
for the murder of my brother buried alive

I’ll invite them to feast at my table
What better day than Easter to take it to the next level

Now that I have them gathered around
I’ll ask a simple question
“How do you account in your land for so many princes, they come and
go and come and go and..”

They sit there with their arrogance
I’ll tell you why
Greed, intrigue, corruption

I’ll crush their nobility
They are all my future traitors
They know it and I know it

Lets talk about something we haven’t talked about……chains
Guards will wrap chains around those
Who didn’t take me seriously
“Guards, get them outta my sight”

Those who feasted, drank my wine
Will work for the kingdom
‘til they’re worn down and die

200 who are able
will help me rebuild the fortress
in the distance, you see it in the sky

Those not able
Will have blood runnin’ down wood
in the distance, you see bodies
hanging in the sky
I like it

(c) 2021 Dark Number Nine

2. All Hail King Vlad (and The Feast That Followed)

Please check out and follow my side project Krakenmoor (TTM, myself and other guest musicians) at soundcloud.com/krakenmoor/tracks

First off, I would like to thank you for taking the time to stop by and listen to my music. I’m very open to comments and any suggestions you may have. Just knowing you took time to listen to my music makes it all worth it to me. Feel free to like and repost if you find anything you like.

I am just a small-town guitarist with a great love for music of the 70’s 80’s and 00’s.

John

Comments

ARCANE - 90s Melbourne

Julina Abecilla

Walkin' in Pa's Footsteps

Kenny Hultqvist

Thorazine Coalition

Peter Wheeler

Peter Wheeler

Peter Wheeler

thommo 🎧

JB STREETZ

Comments

ARCANE - 90s Melbourne

Julina Abecilla

Walkin' in Pa's Footsteps

Kenny Hultqvist

Thorazine Coalition

Peter Wheeler

Peter Wheeler

Peter Wheeler

*thommo* 🎧

JB STREETZ

thommo 🎧